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1303045

registered interest
date	16/03/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Aerials: Planning Permission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which local authorities have received planning applications for emergency services communications masts as part of the Emergency Services Network roll out.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	169936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>The Emergency Services Network (ESN) is being built by EE, by upgrading their existing network. This includes building over 650 additional 4G radio masts across this country, as part of their contractual obligations to ensure coverage on 218,000km of major and minor roads.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the masts built by EE, the Home Office is building a further 292 masts in the most remote and rural areas of Britain. This set of masts is referred to as ‘Extended Area Services’ (EAS) within ESN.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office does not hold details of planning permission for ESN masts that form part of EE’s contracted ESN coverage. This response is limited to providing information with regards to the EAS sites that are being built by the Home Office.</p><p> </p><p>Planning applications have been submitted by the following local authorities:</p><p> </p><p>Angus Council; Argyll and Bute Council; Brecon Beacons National Park; Cairngorms National Park; Carlisle City Council; Carmarthenshire County Council; Ceredigion County Council; Conwy County Borough Council; Dartmoor National Park; Denbighshire County Council; Dumfries and Galloway; Dumfries and Galloway Council; East Lothian Council; Exmoor National Park, Highland Council; Lake District National Park; Loch Lomond &amp; The Trossachs National Park; Monmouthshire County Council; North Ayrshire Council; North York Moors National Park; Northumberland County Council; Northumberland National Park; Orkney Islands Council; Peak District National Park; Perth and Kinross; Powys County Council; Scottish Borders; Scottish Borders Council; Shropshire Council; Snowdonia National Park; South Ayrshire Council; South Lakeland District Council; Teignbridge District Council; Wrexham; Yorkshire Dales National Park.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 22/03/2021 16:58:46 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1303054

registered interest
date	16/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Business Premises: Codes of Practice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish further guidance to the voluntary Code of Practice for the commercial property sector to support negotiations between landlords and tenants.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	169937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government announced that it would provide the commercial property sector with further guidance to facilitate negotiations between tenants and landlords on the issue of accumulated rent debts building upon the principles of the Code of Practice published in June last year. This is in addition to a forthcoming call for evidence to monitor progress on rent negotiations and set out further intervention Government could take if these do not progress. Both the further guidance and the call for evidence will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 23/03/2021 14:27:18 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1303061

registered interest
date	16/03/2021
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Work Capability Assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many remote work capability assessment decisions have been made for people who had been on universal credit prior to the covid-19 outbreak and who had attended a work capability assessment previously since the start of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	169938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 169939 question first answered 22/03/2021 13:16:33 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1303062

registered interest
date	16/03/2021
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Work Capability Assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many remote work capability assessment decisions took place for first-time universal credit claimants in each month of 2020.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	169939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 169938 question first answered 22/03/2021 13:16:33 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1303063

registered interest
date	16/03/2021
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department plans to take to identify universal credit and employment support allowance claimants who cannot be assessed by telephone or video as a result of their health condition; and what steps she is taking to determine the priority for face-to-face assessments when such assessments can safely resume in the event that her Department is unable to provide data on the number of (a) universal credit and (b) employment support allowance claimants who were not (i) offered and (ii) deemed suitable for a virtual or telephone work capability assessment during 2020.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	169940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>We have continued to assess people on paper evidence, using this route whenever possible throughout the pandemic. In June 2020 we introduced telephone assessments in a phased approach with limited outcomes in the first instance. This allowed us to build our capability and improve processes. From the beginning of February 2021, all outcomes have been available in telephone assessments which enables us to ensure that claimants receive their correct benefit entitlement as quickly as possible and reduce the time claimants who may be entitled to a higher award have to wait for their assessment. We are also undertaking some video assessments where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>Through our enhanced capability and improved processes for telephone assessments, we are now able to carry out a second telephone assessment for those claimants who have previously had a telephone assessment with no outcome.</p><p>Where a claimant is unable to undertake a telephone or video assessment because of their health condition, they remain on their current award until we are able to gather the evidence needed for a recommendation to be made or, in contributory ESA, until their benefit is due to end.</p><p>Claimants who we are unable to assess by telephone or video because of their health condition will be prioritised when we are able to safely resume face-to-face assessments.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 22/03/2021 13:27:06 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1303064

registered interest
date	16/03/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Aerials: Planning Permission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which local authorities have approved planning applications for emergency services communications masts as part of the Emergency Services Network roll out.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	169941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>The Emergency Services Network (ESN) is being built by EE, by upgrading their existing network. This includes building over 650 additional 4G radio masts across this country, as part of their contractual obligations to ensure coverage on 218,000km of major and minor roads.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the masts built by EE, the Home Office is building a further 292 masts in the most remote and rural areas of Britain. This set of masts is referred to as ‘Extended Area Services’ (EAS) within ESN.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office does not hold details of planning permission for ESN masts that form part of EE’s contracted ESN coverage. This response is limited to providing information with regards to the EAS sites that are being built by the Home Office.</p><p> </p><p>Planning applications have been approved by the following local authorities:</p><p> </p><p>Angus Council; Argyll and Bute Council; Brecon Beacons National Park; Cairngorms National Park; Carlisle City Council; Carmarthenshire County Council; Ceredigion County Council; Conwy County Borough Council; Dartmoor National Park; Denbighshire County Council; Dumfries and Galloway; Dumfries and Galloway Council; East Lothian Council; Exmoor National Park, Highland Council; Lake District National Park; Loch Lomond &amp; The Trossachs National Park; Monmouthshire County Council; North Ayrshire Council; North York Moors National Park; Northumberland County Council; Northumberland National Park; Orkney Islands Council; Peak District National Park; Perth and Kinross; Powys County Council; Scottish Borders; Scottish Borders Council; Shropshire Council; Snowdonia National Park; South Ayrshire Council; South Lakeland District Council; Teignbridge District Council; Wrexham; Yorkshire Dales National Park.</p><p> </p><p>Please note that whilst the above local authorities have already approved some planning applications, there may also be planning applications pending approval with the same local authorities where the Home Office is building multiple ESN EAS sites within the same local authority boundary.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 22/03/2021 16:56:44 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1301522

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Companies: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the Government plans to publish a response to the Corporate Transparency and Register Reform: Powers of the Registrar consultation.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	166512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>Our consultation on the powers of the Registrar of Companies closed on 3 February 2021, and I am grateful to the many respondents who took the time to provide us with their views. These are being considered at present and we will publish a response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 15/03/2021 15:44:05 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1301526

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Temporary Accommodation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people in receipt of income-based jobseekers allowance who are unable to migrate to Universal Credit as they are living in temporary accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	166513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>Claimants on income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance can make a claim for Universal Credit if they believe that they will be better off. Claimants should check carefully their eligibility and entitlements under Universal Credit before applying as legacy benefits will end when claimants submit their claim and they will not be able to return to them in the future.</p><p>Claimants that are living in temporary accommodation can continue to receive housing support through Housing Benefit alongside Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 15/03/2021 17:46:24 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1296779

registered interest
date	02/03/2021
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Work Capability Assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of (a) universal credit and (b) employment support allowance claimants who were not (i) offered and (ii) deemed suitable for a a virtual or telephone Work Capability Assessment during 2020.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	161833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>The data you have requested is not available.</p><p> </p><p>Face to face assessments for health and disability benefits are currently suspended in line with public health advice. We continue to complete paper-based assessments and make recommendations based on the written evidence available, as often as we are able to.</p><p> </p><p>Where a case cannot be progressed by a paper-based assessment, a telephone assessment will be conducted, where appropriate to do so. Telephone assessments were introduced during the pandemic, as part of the Covid-19 response and we are working hard to increase the number of people able to participate in these assessments. We also undertake some video assessments, where appropriate.</p><p>The suspension of face to face assessments is regularly reviewed in line with the latest public health guidance and will recommence as soon as it is safe to do so. Claimants who cannot be assessed by telephone or video because of their health condition will be prioritised when we are able to safely resume face to face assessments.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 10/03/2021 13:30:17 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1296780

registered interest
date	02/03/2021
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Work Capability Assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If she will make it her policy to allow virtual or telephone Work Capability Assessments for (a) universal credit and (b) employment support allowance claimants including those who (i) need an interpreter (including BSL), (ii) have hearing difficulties, (iii) have speech difficulties, (iv) have learning disabilities and (v) suicidal ideation or behaviour and a history of self harm to make the process equivalent to that for personal independence payments.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	161834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>The assessment criteria for Personal Independence Payment are very different to those for the Work Capability Assessment (WCA), which assesses whether claimants to Employment and Support Allowance, and Universal Credit have limited capability for work.</p><p> </p><p>We are aware that there are some claimants who are unable to undertake a WCA telephone assessment because of their health condition and we are currently developing ways in which we can support these individuals. We are continuing to assess as many people as we are able to on paper evidence, using this route as often as possible. We are also undertaking some video assessments, where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals invited for a telephone assessment are encouraged to inform their assessment provider of any additional requirements they may have, and the provider will endeavour to meet any reasonable requests. This is explained to the individual in the initial invitation letter for all telephone assessments. For example, companions are able to join a telephone assessment, as they could for a face to face assessment.</p><p> </p><p>Claimants who we are unable to assess by telephone or video because of their health condition will be prioritised when we are able to safely resume face-to-face assessments.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 160754 question first answered 09/03/2021 15:49:44 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous